Checkpoint

Racist enrolment policies and out of hand competition between schools has lead to ethnic and economic segregation in our education system, according to Tomorrow's Schools author Bali Haque, who says… Read more Video, Audio

Police say they have questioned a man, seen with missing backpacker Grace Millane at Auckland's Citylife Hotel on Queen Street last Saturday night. Our reporter Katie Scotcher is outside the Citylife… Read more Video, Audio

A Wellington PAK'nSAVE store is taking drastic measures to get rid of sparrows, by shooting them dead. While it's shocked shoppers, a pest management company says its common practice to poison or… Read more Video, Audio

Monika Rachael Kelly was a teenager herself when she pimped out a 14-year-old to make some cash. The solo mother was today sentenced to two and a half years. Audio

Air New Zealand is bracing itself for the possibility of further strikes, on top of one planned for the busiest travel day of the year. The holiday plans of tens of thousands of people are up in the… Read more Audio

A consultant who's been supervising NZTA inspectors for more than a decade says she completely stands by their work practices - but those further up in the agency haven't been listening to their… Read more Video, Audio

The High Court has ruled that Engineering New Zealand was wrong to drop an investigation into CTV engineer Alan Reay when he resigned from the professional body, and today Engineering New Zealand… Read more Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

Investors who've traded millions of dollars through the online firm Halifax, are frustrated, upset and angry that they may be waiting years to see their money again. Audio

Canterbury DHB CEO David Meates says assaults on Hillmorton nurses and staff have escalated in recent months, and it is increasing its security presence in response. He spoke to Lisa Owen. Video, Audio

A government task-force has recommended putting the brakes on out-of-zone enrollments, guarantee jobs for new graduate teachers, and set up a network of education hubs to support schools - changes… Read more Audio

UK backpacker Grace Millane's father has made a desperate, emotional plea to help find his missing daughter, as police reveal she was last seen with a male companion at 9.41pm on Saturday night. Video, Audio